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H. SGHUSTBR. PLATFORM SCALE.

No. 565,122. Patented Au 4, 1896.

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H. SOHUSTER. PLATFORM SGALB.

No. 565,122. Patented Aug. 4, 1896.

mam boz UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERMAN SCIIUSTER, OF SILVER GREEK, NEBRASKA.

PLATFORM-SCALE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 565,122, dated August4, 1896.

Serial No. 559,384. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN SOI-IUSTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Silver Creek, in the county of Merrick and State ofNebraska, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements inPlatform-Scales; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to platform-sca1es.

The object of the invention is to provide scales of this character whichshall be simple of construction, durable in use, and comparativelyinexpensive of production, and which will accurately weigh all thingsplaced upon the platform at any point thereon.

With these objects in view the invention consists of certain features ofconstruction and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of myinvention with the platform removed from the frame to clearly illustratethe parts. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view. Fig. 3 is a verticalsectional elevation of my improved scales. Fig. at is an under side viewof my scales. Fig. 5 is a sectional detail view hereinafter referred to.

As my invention relates to the construction and arrangement of partsinclosed within the casing, it is thought unnecessary to describe theother parts of the scales. The description will therefore be restrictedto the parts located within the platform-frame.

In the drawings, A denotes the platformframe, which may be of anysuitable construction, but which is shown in the present in stance asrectangular in form.

B denotes the platform bearing beams, which are preferably V-shaped andwhich have their outer ends connected by links Z; to the platform-frameand which have their inner pointed ends provided with angular straps 1),formed with eyes Z7 connected together by a ring b 0 denotes two braceswhich are secured to the under sides of the beams B and which serve tostrengthen the beams at that point.

D denotes castings which are secured to the bearing-beams and providedwith knifesockets cl.

F denotes the draft-bar, which is connected at its rear end by pivotedlinks to the platform-frame, and which projects out throughan aperturein the front of the platform-frame and is adapted to be connected to thescalebeams in the usual or any approved manner.

G are the bearers, which are fixed to the ends of the stringers I, andwhich are provided with bearer-knives H, adapted to the sockets e of thecasting D.

The stringers I I are adapted to support a platform.

Scales thus constructed may be placed upon the market at a small costand are very durable and strong and will accurately weigh all matterplaced upon the platform irrespective of the point at which it isplaced.

I am aware that converging beams have been connected to a common centeron the draft-bar, and such construction I do not broadly claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patcut, is

1. The combination with a platform-frame A, of the bearing-beams B,their rear diverging ends suspended by links I) to the frame A and theirconverging ends connected by an angular strap 1) having an eye 19 eachpair connected together through the eyes 11 to a ring 13 suspended fromthe draft-bar F, and having the castings D, provided with the knife-edgesockets d, of the bearers G secured to one end of the stringers I, andhaving bearing-knives I'I, adapted to the sockets cl of the castings D,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination with a platform-frame A, of the bearing-beams B,their rear divergin g ends suspended by links bfrom the frame A, andtheir converging ends connected by an angular strap 19 having an eye 11each pair of beams being connected together through the eyes 19 ofstraps b, to a ring b suspended from the draft-bar F, and having thecastings D provided with the knife-edge sockets d and the bearers G,having bearing-knives II and connected at their ends by the stringers II, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HERMAN SOHUSTER. Witnesses:

L. M. SHAW, 1-1. L. GREGG.

